MIAMI (AP) – Tropical Storm Gert continues to weaken as it heads northeast into the open waters of the Atlantic after skirting past Bermuda.
The storm’s maximum sustained winds had decreased to 40 mph (64 kph) as of late Tuesday morning. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says additional weakening is forecast and Gert will likely lose its tropical characteristics in the next 24 hours.
Meanwhile in the Pacific, Tropical Storm Fernanda is strengthening well away from land. The tropical storm has maximum sustained winds near 50 mph (80 kph), was moving west near 10 mph (16 kph) and was 2290 miles (3685 kilometers) east-southeast of South Point, Hawaii. It could become a hurricane by Thursday. Neither storm threatens land.
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